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Self-test questions: Chapter 09
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Self-test questions: Chapter 09
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Which of the following statements concerning the central nervous system (CNS) are correct?
The white matter contains many nerve cell bodies
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The outside of the brain is covered by the pia mater
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The cerebrospinal fluid (csf) is an ultrafiltrate of plasma
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There are twelve pairs of cranial nerves
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Which of the following statements about the central nervous system (CNS) are correct?
Microglia are scattered throughout the grey and white matter
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White matter is arranged in bundles known as nerve trunks
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Each oligodendrocyte forms the myelin sheath of a number of different axons
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The capillaries of the brain are covered by the end feet of oligodendrocytes
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Grey matter contains the cell bodies and dendrites of neurons
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The spinal cord has 31 pairs of spinal nerves
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Which of the following statements are true?
Each cerebral hemisphere is divided into two lobes.
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Each spinal segment gives rise to two spinal nerves.
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The dorsal root ganglia contain the cell bodies of the primary sensory neurons
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The white and grey matter of the spinal cord is arranged in the same way as that of the cerebral hemispheres.
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